ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023/2024.

RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023/2024

83. A nurse is teaching a client about a variety of s tress management techniques. Which
of the following instructions by the nurse is a ppropriate?
1. Tighten your muscles before relaxing them when using muscle relaxation techniques
Breathe in through your mouth and out through your nose when using deep breathing
exercises
Imagine a situation that has been stimulating for you when practicing guided imagery
Talk to someone who you admire as the first step in using mindfulness techniques to
relax
84. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a peripheral IV catheter.
After puncturing the skin with the vascular access device and noting a blood return in
the flashback chamber, which of the following actions should the nurse perform next?
1. Release the tourniquet
2. Retract the stylet
3. Advance the catheter into the vein
4. Flush the catheter with saline
85. A nurse is caring for a client who has a vented NG tube set to low intermittent
suction and has vomited. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform
first?
1. Administer an antiemetic medication
2. Replace the NG tube
3. Provide functioning of the suction device
4. Evaluate function of the suction device8
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86. A nurse is administering medications to a group of clients. Which of
the following occurrences requires the completion of an i ncident report?
1. A client requests his statin to be administered at 2100
2. A client asks for pain medication 1 hr early
3. A client vomits within 20mints of taking morning medications
4. A client receives his antibiotic 2 hrs late
87. A nurse is caring for a client who has prescriptions for furosemide and gentamicin. F
or which of the following complications should the nurse monitor the client? P .143
pharm
1. Ototoxicity ??????????? i’m positive and sure it this one but ima
double check 2. Liver toxicity (I put this one -Jackie)
3. Hyperkalemia
4. Hypoglycemia
Always remember for those two meds - OTOTOXICITY i s always the complication
88. A nurse is caring for an infant who has coarctation of the aorta. Which of
the following should the nurse identify as an expected finding?
1. Increased intracranial pressure
2. Upper extremity hypotension
3. Weak femoral pulses ( peds. P 112)
4. Frequent nosebleeds
89. A charge nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse to the telemetry unit. Which
of the following should the charge nurse identify as the purpose of telemetry
monitoring?
1. To measure cardiac perfusion
2. To measure cardiac output
3. To identify dysrhythmias
4. To identify valve insufficiency
90. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 2 0 weeks of gestation and reports u
rinary frequency. Which of the following actions is a ppropriate?
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1. Advise the client to limit her evening fluid intake
2. Obtain a specimen for culture and sensitivity
3. Check the client for rupture membranes
4. Assure the client that this is an expected finding during this trimester (urinary
frequency is common in pregnancy) - occurs during first and third trimester
106. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has undergone bowel surgery
with placement of a colostomy. Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. Eat a low-fiber diet if constipation occurs.
b. Apply a skin sealant around the stoma before applying the pouch. (I put this one -
Jackie)
c. Make a pinhole in the pouch to allow for gasses to vent.
d. Cut the opening of the wafer 2 cm (0.8in) wider than the stoma
108. A home health nurse is teaching the caregiver of a client who has AIDS about infection
control in the home. Which of the following information the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Dispose of recapped needles and syringes in biohazard bag.
b. Wash clothing twice in cold water and laundry detergent.
c. Designate a separate bathroom in the home for the clients use.
d. Make a new solution of bleach and water each day for disinfection.
109. A nurse is planning care for a group of clients and is working with one licensed
practical nurse (LPN) and one assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first to manage her time effectively?
a. Delegate tasks to the AP.
b. Determine goals of the day (I put this one - Jackie)
c. Schedule daily activities.
d. Develop an hourly time frame for tasks.